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The Top 20 Easiest To Use Relational Databases

See the top Relational Databases products based on usability ratings. A product’s usability score is calculated by a proprietary algorithm that factors in real user satisfaction ratings of how easy the product is to administer, as well as how well the product meets business requirements, among other ratings. Compare products according to their usability scores to streamline the buying process and quickly identify the best products based on real user experiences.

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Microsoft SQL Server

9.0

Overall Usability Score

9.0

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.6

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

19%

Mid Market

36%

Enterprise

46%

Google Cloud SQL

9.0

Overall Usability Score

9.0

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.5

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.5

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

34%

Mid Market

42%

Enterprise

23%

MySQL

8.9

Overall Usability Score

8.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.7

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

37%

Mid Market

30%

Enterprise

33%

Knack

8.7

Overall Usability Score

8.7

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.7

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

58%

Mid Market

32%

Enterprise

10%

Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

8.6

Overall Usability Score

8.6

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.7

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.7

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

29%

Mid Market

39%

Enterprise

33%

Oracle Database

8.6

Overall Usability Score

8.6

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.0

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.9

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

12%

Mid Market

26%

Enterprise

62%

Amazon Aurora

8.5

Overall Usability Score

8.5

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.7

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.6

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

39%

Mid Market

34%

Enterprise

27%

PostgreSQL

8.4

Overall Usability Score

8.4

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.5

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.3

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

35%

Mid Market

34%

Enterprise

31%

EDB for PostgreSQL

8.3

Overall Usability Score

8.3

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.5

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.9

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.3

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

10%

Mid Market

41%

Enterprise

49%

#10

Azure SQL Database

8.2

Overall Usability Score

8.2

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.3

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

27%

Mid Market

31%

Enterprise

41%

#11

MariaDB

8.2

Overall Usability Score

8.2

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.2

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

41%

Mid Market

31%

Enterprise

28%

#12

SQLite

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

43%

Mid Market

26%

Enterprise

31%

#13

Firebird

8.1

Overall Usability Score

8.1

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

9.2

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.1

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

58%

Mid Market

29%

Enterprise

13%

#14

Teradata Vantage

8.0

Overall Usability Score

8.0

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.6

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

11%

Mid Market

20%

Enterprise

69%

#15

TiDB

7.9

Overall Usability Score

7.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.4

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.0

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

30%

Mid Market

32%

Enterprise

38%

#16

Oracle Database Express Edition (XE)

7.9

Overall Usability Score

7.9

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.6

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.3

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.4

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

26%

Mid Market

33%

Enterprise

41%

#17

mSQL

7.8

Overall Usability Score

7.8

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.7

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.7

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

48%

Mid Market

29%

Enterprise

24%

#18

IBM Db2

7.8

Overall Usability Score

7.8

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

7.7

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.2

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.6

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

13%

Mid Market

21%

Enterprise

66%

#19

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)

7.7

Overall Usability Score

7.7

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.9

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

8.4

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

8.8

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

27%

Mid Market

32%

Enterprise

41%

#20

EDB Postgres Advanced Server

7.7

Overall Usability Score

7.7

Usability Score Breakdown

Ease of Admin

Average: 8.6

8.8

Ease of Use

Average: 8.9

9.0

Meets Requirements

Average: 9.0

9.1

Customer Segment Breakdown

Small Business

11%

Mid Market

25%

Enterprise

64%